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Table 3 Mean group estimation ARDL model

From: Health expenditure, child and maternal mortality nexus: a comparative global analysis

Dep.Variables

IMR

MMR

U5MR

LFE

Income Groups

Long

Short

Long

Short

Long

Short

Long

Short

LY

−0.22* (0.04)

− 0.01* (0.01)

0.48* (0.14)

− 0.11 (0.08)

0.03* (0.04)

− 0.03 (0.02)

− 0.01* (0.25)

− 0.21* (0.03)

LM

− 0.01 (0.03)

−0.04* (0.01)

− 0.02 (0.04)

−0.26* (0.09)

− 0.01 (0.04)

−0.07* (0.16)

0.013* (0.08)

−0.44* (0.05)

HM

0.124* (0.02)

−0.02* (0.07)

0.05* (0.28)

0.01 (0.08)

0.07* (0.04)

−0.03 (0.05)

0.04* (0.00)

− 0.51* (0.09)

HY

0.00* (0.00)

−0.08* (0.14)

−0.01* (0.00)

− 0.08* (0.05)

0.00* (0.00)

−0.09 (0.15)

0.00* (0.00)

−1.15* (0.11)

  1. Notes: Figures in brackets are the standard errors. * Significant at 5% level. Lag order is chosen using AIC criterion. The estimated constant terms are significant at 5% confidence interval for all the model